Chapter 788: Chapter 618: Battle of the Mountain Giant
At that moment, Lagera actually wept.
Long Yi was simply a natural-born orator! If possible, Lagera really wanted to keep Long Yi in his own arena. He believed that with his business acumen and Long Yi’s strength and talent for performance, they could definitely make more money!
But!
Lagera would not do such a thing, for he was a far-sighted businessman. He knew that Long Yi’s talent would be buried if it were confined to this place. He would rather his reputation be that of a man who had discovered the king of the Stellar Realm’s arenas, rather than an arena owner who promoted a king of a medium-sized arena.
At this time, facing an adult Mountain Giant, Long Yi had to be truly careful for the first time. When he had been in the Black Rock Tribe, he had exchanged blows with Old Stone Fist, and the feeling was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Back then, he wore the Rock Armor and the other side simply struck with a casual fist, only staggering slightly. That was enough to prove the huge gap between a juvenile Mountain Giant and an adult one. No matter how confident Long Yi sounded, he still held a certain respect for this enemy.
"Are you a little Mountain Giant?" The other party spoke first.
"Sort of," replied Long Yi.
"Hahaha, what do you mean sort of! I’m from the Iron Rock Tribe! Here, they call me Iron Fist! You’re still just a kid, but this is the arena, and since you stand here, I won’t treat you like a child! Watch out for yourself!"
Iron Fist roared at Long Yi, who was, theoretically, quite a principled man.
"Don’t worry," Long Yi smiled, "I’m much stronger than you think."
"Strong or not, a single punch will tell! I hate all that useless crap about skills and techniques, just lift your fists up!"
Iron Fist’s fists collided with each other, and rocks containing iron ore rose from the ground, enveloping his body. Then all the stones shattered, leaving behind only a hard steel armor on his body.
Long Yi made almost the same movement, but instead of ore, it was scorching molten iron that surged from the ground and wrapped around Long Yi, then quickly solidified into sturdy steel!
"Give me one punch!"
Iron Fist roared and charged forward, his feet stomping the ground with the unique stride of a Mountain Giant.
"As you wish!"
Long Yi did not dare to be careless, and used all the rocky strength within his body for this punch.
Clang!
A deafening boom, the two fists, one large and one small, collided solidly. The lighter weight of Long Yi’s body was a disadvantage as his feet carved two deep trenches in the ground, stretching for tens of meters! Iron Fist, however, was frozen in place!
No! It was more than that! Iron Fist’s pride and joy, his fists, were actually shattered by Long Yi’s punch!
First, silence fell over the arena, followed by a sky-high cheer!
An equal match! It was an equal match!
Among all the former champions, Iron Fist wasn’t the most powerful, but he was indeed the trickiest one. The main reason was his astonishing defense and the characteristics that granted him limitless strength and recovery abilities as long as his feet were on the ground. In fact, Iron Fist had dominated the arena for as long as half a year, until another brute force competitor risked everything to lift him off the ground, causing him to lose power and surrender. Of course, that brute force competitor was eliminated in the next round.
All this time, few could hard clash with Iron Fist head-on. But today, this kid, one-third the height of Iron Fist managed to do it!
Iron Fist was taken aback; his heavy blow had been squarely blocked by Long Yi, and although Long Yi was knocked back tens of meters, his armor was only slightly cracked! This kid, he was truly strong!
At this moment, Long Yi was seeing stars, a full-throttle charge from an adult Mountain Giant was no joke. Six Sacred Rocks’ power had gathered inside Long Yi, meaning he had six times the stony strength, yet he still blacked out from the impact. Long Yi had been cautious, but his opponent was stronger than he had expected!
The endlessly regenerating power within him and the continuous stream of strength from the ground quickly repaired the recent damage. Across from him, Iron Fist’s fist also healed rapidly!
"Again!"
Long Yi bellowed.
This time, not only did Long Yi utilize all his rocky strength, but he also condensed a layer of Fighting Aura on the surface of his fist!
Yes, it would be shameful to lose because he hid his power when he could use it.
As Fighting Aura erupted, Long Yi’s charge was even faster! Iron Fist, though taller, was much more cumbersome!
Boom!
This time, Iron Fist’s punch had not fully launched when Long Yi’s fist already collided with his!
Boom!
The sound of metal clashing and the explosion of Fighting Aura overlapped, and Iron Fist’s entire arm made a noise like breaking metal, while Long Yi charged straight through!
Success!
Long Yi was overjoyed; evidently, Fighting Aura was effective!
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Spinning around for another charge!
Iron Fist suddenly spun around and used his own back to rigidly withstand Long Yi’s punch.
Boom!
Yet another punch made Iron Fist stagger half a step forward, and a sizable dent appeared in the metallic armor on his back. However, Iron Fist’s body remained unharmed! And when Iron Fist turned back around, the arm that had been shattered initially had completely healed.
The two once again began their frenzied exchange of blows, which didn’t actually hold much significance. Neither Long Yi nor Iron Fist lacked in strength or stamina, and both possessed the ability to heal rapidly. In fact, both were trying to find a way to force their opponent off the ground, especially Iron Fist. With his size advantage, he continually reached for Long Yi, knowing that if he were caught, it would be only moments before he was lifted off the ground.
"Iron Rock Spike!"
Iron Fist finally realized that going head-to-head with Long Yi was simply too disadvantageous, especially given Long Yi’s agility and shockingly powerful attacks. It was time to employ some tactics.
Thus, one by one, huge metallic spikes shot up from beneath Long Yi’s feet, just like the stone spikes he had previously conjured, except these were made of steel!
Long Yi had great confidence in his own defenses, but he feared the malicious placement of those spikes, so he continued to increase his speed. He retaliated with the same tactic against Iron Fist!
"Iron Rock Spike!"
Boom!
An enormous metal spike burst forth from the ground, heading straight for Iron Fist’s crotch. Iron Fist laughed heartily, not dodging in the slightest. Only the grating sound of metal was heard, and then the spike bent and broke!
And Iron Fist was left completely unscathed!
"Hahaha! I’m tough as nails! Every part of me is hard! Hahahaha!"
The entire place erupted into laughter at once.
Long Yi couldn’t help but grin, though he was pondering over his strategy internally.
No good!
To deal with a Mountain Giant, making him lose contact with the ground was of the utmost importance! Otherwise, these Mountain Giants literally had no weaknesses!
Long Yi had long known how Iron Fist had lost his champion title, but given his own small size, even with enough brute strength, it wouldn’t be possible to succeed.
Unless he used a gravity trap!
In all the Giant’s armaments Long Yi possessed, there was a pair of Giant War Boots, spoils of war from the Black Dragon Empire. Back when he was lying low in the Black Dragon Empire, Tilian suddenly appeared and seemed to mention the boots in passing. Now Long Yi understood that Tilian must have recognized him then but pretended not to, subtly gifting him the item instead.
The greatest ability of these War Boots was to alter the gravity within a certain radius of his feet. It could be zero gravity or several times the gravity.
But there was another problem. As a Mountain Giant’s strength grew, the power of the rocks below also started to exert a gravitational pull on their feet. The stronger they were, the greater the gravitational pull, and this type of gravity couldn’t be influenced at all!
The intense combat thrilled the spectators, with the lighter Long Yi being repeatedly knocked away. However, using his Fighting Aura advantage, he managed to leave scars on Iron Fist. Amidst the violent clashing of metal, the crowd cheered even louder.
Suddenly, Long Yi’s hands turned fiery red, and with a slap on the ground, the power of Fire Rock infused the earth, transforming the ground into a pool of Lava. At that moment, Iron Fist was charging toward Long Yi and carelessly fell into the pool. Long Yi rushed forward, and the gravity trap activated. Iron Fist, already quite heavy, began to sink slowly into the depths of the Magma.
You might possess immense strength and have incredibly high defenses, but how would that help you in the Lava, where you cannot leverage any force?
Iron Fist struggled for a bit, finding he couldn’t escape. Yet, with the power of Sacred Rock, he wasn’t taking much damage at all!
But Long Yi’s hands were already moving, weaving a large Array. Countless black crystals orbited around Iron Fist, and at the same time, another Array appeared in the sky!
"This is a single-target Magic! Darkness Descending! It traps an enemy with a gravity trap, while also summoning dark matter from outside to bombard the enemy!"
The commentator addressing the audience shouted.
"Yes! Our Long Yi isn’t just a Mountain Giant! He’s also a master of Fighting Aura and Magic!"
Darkness Descending required time to prepare, and the longer it was allowed to brew, the more powerful it would become. It was said that a sufficiently charged Darkness Descending could even kill a Giant Dragon — and not just any Giant Dragon but one at the height of its strength.
Of course, whether this was true or not, no one really knew.
"Alright, you have some time before your death, so we can take a break now."
"You think you can kill me? Dream on, kid! Hahaha!" Iron Fist didn’t believe it.
What’s there to dream about?" Long Yi smirked, "You’re already trapped in the Lava, unable to free yourself, and the power of the Darkness Descending Spell increases proportionally with the casting time. I’ll just wait here for ten minutes and summon a large enough dark matter to shatter you completely. Then won’t I have won?"
"Haha, kid, you trying to scare me?! Look, I’m scared to death!" Iron Fist didn’t buy it.
"Believe it or not, that’s up to you. You can look up at the Array above your head. The innermost ring indicates the size of the dark matter I’ve gathered so far. When it reaches the size of the outermost ring, that’s when I’ll launch my attack, and then you’ll know whether I’m telling the truth or not." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)
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